Horseshoe-anvil



(No Model.)

L. E. WESGOTT.

HORSESHOB ANVIL.

No. 411,405. Patented Sept. 1'7, 1889.

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LEVI E. IVESCOTT, OF CUMBERLAND MILLS, MAINE.

HORSESHOE-ANVIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,405, datedSeptember 17, 1889.

Application filed April 13, 1889. Serial No. 307,128.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, LEVI E. WEscorT, of

Cumberland Mills, in the county of Cumber land and State of Maine, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoe-Anvils; and Ido hereby declare the fol lowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in horseshoe-anvils Ithas beenfound by experience that the calks of a horseshoe, in order to producethe best results, should have a perfectly straight ltaper whensharpened, and not have their sides-one or bothcurved, and it is alsofound desirable that the opposite sides of the taper should be obliqueand gradually apzo proach each other, rather than one side 3o hammerwill shape the calk into the desired 4o tion to be shaped.

form.

lVith these ends in view my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims,

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents the anvil and itsattachments in side elevation, showing a shoe held thereby with its calkresting on the swage in posi- Fig. 2 is a similar view showing theshoe-holding jaw in released adjustment and the swage removed from itsseat. Fig. 3 is a top plan view, and Fig. 4 represents a modified formof swage.

A represents a base or pedestal, from which uprises a standard B. Thestandard B may either be formed integral with the base or it may beformed in one or more parts and firmly secured to the base. In thepresent instance 5o it terminates at the top in a heavy metal head h,adapted to withstand the blow of the ham- The standard B has pivotallysecured (No model.)

thereto below the head b a curved lever C, one end of whic'h c is soshaped that when its operating end c is depressed itsgrippingface c'2will abut against the outer face of a swage D, projecting above the topof the head b, or against both the head l) and the upwardly-extendedportion of said swagc. The end of the part c of the lever C isre-enforced back of its gripping-'face c2, as shown at c3, and the saidlever is held normally in released adjustment by means of a spring E,connecting its part c with the standard B.

The lever C is operated to grip the shoe between its face and the swageby means of a lever F, pivoted at one end, as at f, in the standard, andprojecting forwardly into a convenient position for receiving the footof the operator. The lever F is connected with an intermediate lever G,pivoted, as at g, in the standard B by means of a link or connecting-rodII, which loosely connects the free end of the lever .G with the lever Fat a point intermediate of its fulcrum and its free or operating end. Inthe same manner the end of the part c of the lever C is connected withthe intermediate lever G by a link or connecting-rod h. By thisconstruction a powerful grip is obtained without extending the arms of alever to an unwieldy and inconvenient length.

In the head b and on the rear side thereof a socket I is formed toreceive a swage D and allow the same to project a short distance abovethe top of the head, as shown. The top d of the swage D is beveled, asshown, to give the proper taper to the calk, and for the purpose ofgiving different tapers, as the demands of the shoe may require,interchangeable swages D are furnished and provided wit-h differentangles of bevel. I find it convenient to form the socket I dovetailincross-section, as this serves to retain the swage in position.

The shoe K, with its calk k resting on the beveled end of the swage, issecurely held in position by downward pressure on the footlever F, andby striking the exposed face of the calk a sharp square blow it will beforced into the desired form. The re-enforced end of the lever C willserve to counteract the tendency, if any there be, for the calk to slideon the beveled end of the swage, and

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all the smith will be obliged to observe is that he make the exposedsurface of the calli the proper bevel, as the lower surface will conformto the bevel of the end of the swage. A calk can thus be shaped at asingle blow in many instances, and in every instance much quicker andmore perfect than by the ordinary method.

It is evident that slight changes might be resorted to in the form andarrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit andscope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself strictlyto the construction herein set forth.

I have shown in Fig. 4 one of several different forms which theswagesemployed may assume, the same being simply constructed to giveslightly-varied degrees of taper or to afford a better grip for theshoe, as the requirement may demand.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with asuitable support and a removable swage seatedin the top of the support, of a vibrating lever pivoted to the support,the upper end of the lever being in position to abut against theremovable swage, and a foot-lever pivoted to the support and connectedwith the said vibrating lever, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination, a suitable support, a lever pivoted in said supportand provided with a horizontal arm and with an upwardly-extending arm, aswage removably seated in the top of the support, the upper end of theswage being horizontally opposite the upper end of the upwardly-turnedarm of the lever, a foot-lever pivoted to the support, and a connectio'nbetween the foot-lever and the horizontal end of the first-named lever,substantially as set forth.

3. In combination, a suitable support, a swage removably'seated in itshead, a lever pivoted to the support and provided with anupwardly-extending gripping-arm, a footlever pivoted to the support, anintermediate lever pivoted to the support, connections be tween theintermediate lever and the gripping and Vfoot levers, and a spring forholding the gripping-lever in released adjustment, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specication in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

LEVI E. VESGO'IT.

Witnesses:

HENRY BLATCHFORD, W. C. FARLEY.

